James 1:17

Hi there!  Hope you all are having a good week!  I have another Christmas card to share today!  

I am playing in four different challenges:

SSCC162-Peace and Calm

WAW50-James 1:17

ODBDSLC127-L-Layers, E-Embossing, A-Adhesive Pearls, F-Faux Ornament Hanger

CCC12-SCS Christmas Card Challenge

I used the following Our Daily Bread designs sets:

 I embossed the Spellbinders Marvelous Square and used sticky notes to mask off the embossing before stamping the hymn with Memento Gray ink.  Then I added the border at the bottom along with the lace border.  I stamped the image and cut it out with the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.  I cut the top off and added a Marvelous Square Corner as my ornament hanger.  Then I made a bow with Becca's Peg Bow Maker and attached it.  I added a pearl to the bow and sprayed the card with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy this beautiful day!

More Trees Please!

Hi there!  Hope your week is going great so far!  I have another couple of cards to share today!  

I am loving the new Christmas sets from ODBD this month!  

For this card I stamped the O Christmas Tree Carol onto a Spellbinders Scalloped Label One and popped it up over the base card which is embossed with the Spellbinders Marvelous Squares.  I cut the center out of the label with the Spellbinders Oval.  I had already stamped the tree, colored it with copics and added the liquid applique for snow.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the sentiment, added a few clear rhinestones and used a copic marker to do the edging on the oval.  

Here is my second card:

The background on this card has a layer that is embossed with a cuttlebug folder.  I colored the tree with copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Labels 25.  The label is popped up over ribbon and a Spellbinders Lace Die cut.  I cut out the sentiment with the SU! tiny tag punch and glued it under the pretty double bow I made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker!

I am entering these for the challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ this week to use a tree image or die cut.  These will also be part of my commitment for the Christmas card challenge at Splitcoast.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

And The Winner Is...

Good morning friends!!!  Hope you are having a great week! 

I am announcing the winner of my blog candy today!!  

Who is it?  Who is it?

First, I have a couple of cards to share today featuring the new Be Joyful set from Our Daily Bread designs!  This is such a fun set!  With two lovely images and so many great sentiments, this is a must have for your stamp collection!  

I rarely make yellow cards but somehow I just felt yellow would be perfect for this set!  I made a frame with the negative piece after cutting out a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square.  I colored the image with copics to match the card stock and added tiny green Zva pearls to their centers.  Then I made a pretty bow with my Becca Peg Bow Maker and added it to complete the card!  Oh and I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to make the correct placement of the birthday sentiment!

This is being submitted to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week to make a birthday card and also to this week's Word Art Wednesday Challenge.

This next card is even more CAS!

  

I used the smaller of the images this time, coloring it with copics.  I stamped it again and cut out the flowers to add to the card to give it a little dimension.  I also added a little sparkly to the flower centers.  I stamped the sentiment 3 times in a haphazard way along side the image.  Then I added a tiny bow on the stem.  The embossed edges were done by embossing with a Spellbinders Square die.

And now, it's time for the announcement of the winner for my blog candy!!!

Drum Roll Please...

With the help of Random.org, the winning comment was submitted by:

Commenter Number 40!!!!

scrappingnana

 Congratulations!  

Please contact me at sshanabrough@gmail.com within the next 48 hours to claim your goodies!

I am so thankful for all of you for letting me be a part of your day!  

I plan to do this again one of these days, so keep watch!  

Mwaah!

Blessings and Prosperity

Hi there!  I have been having a serious case of creative block!  Finally, I have something to show you!!!  

This is for the following challenges:

SSCC138-Something real like twine, shells, sand, burlap

WAW26-Scripture or encouraging word

WT373-Don't Stress, Distress!

This image and sentiment is from the new ODBD set called Happy Retirement.  I stamped it in black and stamped the image again so I could cut out the hammock and pop it up.  Ahh!  How nice it would be to be in a hammock on the beach under the shade of palm trees blowing in the wind .......Oops, sorry for the little daydream there!!  LOL!!!  I distressed the edges and used black ink on the distressed edge.  I colored little areas with copic markers and added Flower Soft Sand to the beach.  I added hemp twine and black rhinestones on the trees.  Done!

You will eat the fruit of your labor,

blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Psalm 128:2

Thanks you so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Refresh the Soul

Hi everyone!  Here is another card I made with one of the new ODBD March releases, called Sweet Friendship.  I stamped the scripture and cut it out with Spellbinders Antique Frame die.  The background is designer paper embossed with a Cuttlebug Preserves folder.  I painted the background and the frame with pink acrylic paint!  Kind of an interesting look!  I added lace and pink roses to complete the card!  

This is for the following challenges:

SSCC132-Opposite of CAS or different textures

WAW20-Encouraging word or scripture

Don't forget to link up your latest creation to the linking party at the 

Passionately Artistic Blog!

Go Often

Hi there!  Happy Spring!  Hoping it is nice and warm where you are!  

I have another card that I made using the quote I chose to go in one of the new ODBD anniversary sets!  The quote is by Emerson and is included in the Quote Collection 2 set.  I stamped it on Prima designer paper and cut it out with a Spellbinders Labels 4.  The same designer paper is behind the Cheery Lynn Designs Lattice.  I sponged the edges of the label and the lattice layer with SU! Blush Blossom ink.  Then I added Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish and Butterfly.  Next I added some Prima Flowers over a Bow Easy bow and some pretty pearls.  I sprayed the card with glimmer mist too!  

I am entering this to the following challenges:

SSCC131-New Season

WAW19-Encouraging Words

F4A108-Monochromatic

The Passionately Artistic Team would like to invite you to link your latest project to the Passionately Artistic Blog.  

It's a great way to get a little exposure for your work!

 

Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a great day!

Friend

Hi there!!  Got a couple of cards to share today!  This one is for the following challenges:

SSCC129-Things with Wings

CLDC18-Doilies

I used the new ODBD set called Faithful Friend.  The designer paper in the background is embossed with a SU! folder and I rounded the top corners.  I glued down two types of lace and then added the Cheery Lynn Designs doily, the sentiment Spellbinders circle and the CLD flourishes.  Then I glued down the Bow Easy bow and the pretty Prima flower.  I stamped the dragonfly and colored it with copics before cutting it out and gluing to the card.  Then I added stickles to the dragonfly!  

And this card is being entered to:

Sentimental Sundays 92- Words of Encouragement

WAW17-Word Art Wednesday

TLC367-One Color, No Color

I used the Faithful Friend set on this card too.  The designer paper is Prima.  I sliced off part of the Cheery Lynn Doily and stamped the sentiment.  Added velvet ribbon and lace and pearls to the edge.  a Bow Easy lace bow and Prima flower along the side more pearls too.  Stamped the dragonfly with the same brown ink as the sentiment and cut it out.  I had to add stickles on him so hope that counts for the no coloring challenge!  

Thanks for visiting!  See you again soon!

 

For Your Friendship

Hello there!!!  This is a little sneak peek of a new ODBD set coming out in a couple of days!  I stamped the sentiment onto the top layer of a 3-D Papier Tole Die Cuts set called Victorian Roses.  This Papier Tole set makes life easy!  The little butterflies came with it!  Just added two types of lace, pretty pink ribbon, a Bow Easy Bow, Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish cut into four separate pieces, a button and some pearls.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the placement of the sentiment straight.  Love that tool!

I am entering this to the following challenges:

SSCC128-James 1:2-3

Sentimental Sundays 91-Lace and Pearls

CLDC17-Lots of Layers

WAW16-Scripture or Encouraging Quote

WT363-Bring on the Buttons

I want to invite you again to link your latest project to the  

Passionately Artistic Blog! 

 This is a great way to get more exposure for your artwork!   

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  See you again soon!!!

 

It Is Well With My Soul

Good morning!  Hope you all have had a wonderful week!

Got a little sneak peek of a new stamp coming out Feb 1st from Our Daily Bread designs!  

Sheet music to the beautiful old hymn, It Is Well With My Soul! 

I wanted to try the Belleek technique that I enjoyed so much earlier this week!  I inked up my Cuttlebug Textile Texture folder with pink ink and then sponged off a little of it to help make it more muted.  Once I ran it through my bug, it was still a little too pink.  So, I went about trying to tone down the piece by painting it with white acrylic paint using a very light touch.  Then I also painted it with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist.  And then I even sprayed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist!  I finally had the shade and look I was going for.  

So then I did the same applications to each die cut.  I've used the Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish, Spellbinders Squares, Fleur de Lis Squares, Blossoms Tags and Accents and the angel wings are from an old Spellbinders ATC die set.  The heart is made of wood and is also painted.  I stamped the music on the back ground of the card, stamping if off first on scrap paper and then also did the same painting technique to this piece.  You should have seen my hands!  After it had all dried, I put everything together, and added the little silver bow and tiny pearls. 

Here is a little tip:  I got a little too much paint on the sentiment tag, which covered up the song title too much.  So I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp it again which helped a lot!  What a wonderful tool!!!

I am sharing this card in the following challenges:

SSCC123-Heart

Sentimental Sundays #86-Die Cuts and Sentiment

TSTR98-Sparkly and Bright (Cream, Silver and a Touch of Pink)

Word Art Wednesday #12

Thank you so much for looking and I hope you have a beautiful weekend!

The Call of God

Happy Monday!  

I made this for the following challenges:

TLC359-Best of 2011(TLC358)

TLC358-Make it Wet-Stickles on Butterfly

CAS152-Diecuts-ODBD 2 Step Butterfly and Die

SSCC121-Thinking of You Card

ODBDSLC91-In with the New, Out with Old-New stamps and used lace as old item

Can you believe I made a CAS card?  LOL!!!

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Stamp Sets-2 Step Butterfly with Die and Never Give Up

Bo Bunny Designer Paper

Ribbon, lace and Bow Easy

Stamp-a-ma-jig

ATG Tape Glider

Black rhinestone swirls

Pink ink

Thank you for looking!  Have a wonderful day!

Edited to add that I am also playing in the Word Art Wednesday challenge today too!!!

Thankful Chickadee

Hey y'all!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend!  

I have another CAS card to show you tonight!  Let's just say I am practicing this method of card making!  I used this adorable chickadee from Our Daily Bread designs from the set called You Will Find Refuge.  I just recently got the matching Chickadee die and finally had some time to play with it!  I started with a base card using Core'dinations card stock.  The background layer is a sheet from a My Mind's Eye Kraft paper pack.  I stamped the sentiment which is from the newly released Large Scrapbook Words set also from ODBD.  The chickadee is stamped onto Core'dinations and lightly colored with copic markers.  I did some sponging, then glued the lace and buttons on.  I attached the chickadee with foam tape and then sprayed the card with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist!  I am learning...

I am entering this into four challenges:

SSCC96-CAS

CPC-CASS35-CAS

ODBDSLC66-Anything Goes (use any ODBD stamps)

WT329-Something Old, Something New (vintage lace, new stamp set and new die)

Thanks for stopping by!  I really enjoy your visits!

Midnight Madness, Doodling and Absolutely No White

Good morning to you, good morning to you, good morning dear friends, good morning to you!

I have met three challenges with my card today!  WooHoo!

MMSC109-Sketch

SSCC94-Doodling

WT328-No white card stock

I am still lovin' this new stamp from Our Daily Bread designs with the Jim Croce lyrics!  I stamped it on one side of designer paper (it was in my scrap pile so I can't remember if it is Anna Griffin or K&Co) and the other side is my background paper.  It is pink and cream, so I used a little scrap of Neenah cream for that one little swirl to the side.  The base card and little flowers are Blush Blossom.  I have only a few little scraps left of Blush Blossom and I am going to miss it terribly!  To comply with the great Midnight Madness sketch, I used strips of lace behind the ovals.  And for the Stampin' Sisters challenge, I doodled around the ovals with my Pretty in Pink marker.  And since I was in the doodling mood, I did some embellishment doodling too, with tons of pearls and Martha flowers and a Martha butterfly!  I also sprayed the final card with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist!  Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Hope you have a wonderful day!

Sneak Peek Time!!!

Hi everyone!!  Have you had a great week?  I hope so!  And I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  I wanted to share a little sneak peek of a new stamp that will be released from Our Daily Bread designs on June 1st.  It is called Save Time and is part of a new collection called The Blessings Collection.  So how many of you remember this song?  I know I sang it over and over again once upon a time!  One of my favorites!!  This particular verse from the song is beautiful!  Kelley has some really gorgeous sets coming out so be prepared!!!  You're gonna love 'em!!!

Ok for my card, I went a little button crazy!  Sorry, I couldn't help myself!!  If you don't like buttons, turn away, turn away!  LOL!!!  I followed the Midnight Madness sketch this week and also the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge to create a card of encouragement with touches of silver.  The designer paper is embossed with the ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate and inked up with a distress ink pad.  After the seam binding, lace, butterflies, pearls and massive amounts of buttons (and the touches of silver!),  I sprayed the whole thing with Glimmer Mist in Simply Khaki and Dazzling Diamonds! 

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Save Time

ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate

Neenah Cream card stock

SU! card stock and designer paper

Lace and Seam Binding and Bow Easy

Spellbinders Dies and Grand Calibur

Buttons, Pearl Swirls and Martha Butterflies

Silver Elastic Thread

Glimmer Mists

Thanks so much for stopping by!  See you again soon!!!

Happy Birthday Tag

Hello there!!  Playing again here!  My play time last night was therapy after a long day at work!  This took less than 30 minutes to create while watching television!  These new tags from Our Daily Bread designs help make things easy!  I used Mini Tags 3 set.  I cut out the Spellbinders Tag Trio Three die and the sentiment with the Spellbinders oval with my Grand Calibur.  I then ran the Webster's Pages designer paper through my Cuttlebug with the Kassie's Brocade embossing folder.  Then it was just a matter of putting everything together!    The card stock is Neenah Cream and SU! Blushing Bride.  I added Martha butterflies and ZVA pearls and pretty pink organdy ribbon.  I made the bow with my Bow Easy.  That's it!  Thanks for stopping by tonight!  Hope you have a great week and see you soon!

Stop and Consider God's Wonders.

Hi there!!!  I have a card to share with you today using the new Porch set from Our Daily Bread designs! 

I played in a couple of challenges too:

SSCC88-Use something beautiful like pearls and flowers etc.

ODBDSLC59-Embedded Embossing technique

I did the technique using a sheet from a K&Co designer paper pack, some Martha Stewart punched flowers and a Sizzix embossing folder.  I ran a Tim Holtz ink pad across the embossing to show the detail better.  The Porch image is colored with copic markers.  

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Porch

Neenah Cream card stock and SU! Baja Breeze card stock

K&Co designer paper

Sizzix embossing folder and Cuttlebug

Copic markers

Memento Black ink and Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink

Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle and Grand Calibur

EKSuccess border punch

Martha Stewart flower punch

SU Seam binding and Bow Easy

Zva pearls colored with a copic marker

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope that your Mother's Day was special! See you again soon!

Butterfly Blessings and Prayers

Good Morning!  I have a couple of cards to show you today!  This first card is for two challenges!

SNTODBD34-Tag You're It!

SSCC87-No Designer Paper

The background is Core'dinations paper embossed with the Vintage Border Embossing Plate which was just released this month from ODBD.  I sanded the embossing to show the inner core of the paper.  The tag is made with another new ODBD set called Mini Tags 1, one of three new Mini Tag sets created by our own Lorelie Kim!  The ODBD butterfly and the tag are heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The beautiful lace is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I added some Spellbinders Parisian Accents and pearls to complete the card!

For this card, I went a little artsy with a sheet from a Webster's Pages pack.  It is embossed with the ODBD Vintage Border Embossing Plate and rubbed with Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink pad to show the embossing.  The sentiment is from the ODBD Mini Tags 3 set stamped on a Spellbinders Scalloped Oval.  The edge was created with and EKSuccess punch, lace, pearls and trim.  I added Want2Scrap black bling and little pearls to the Martha butterflies to complete the card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  See you again soon!